Despite High Divorce Rates, Dads Are Spending More Time with Kids

A lot of questions are being raised over the state of the "family" nowadays, considering the high divorce rates. But according to a new report, one thing that's improving is the amount of time dads are spending with their kids.

According to a Pew Research Center study, married fathers are spending, on average, 6.5 hours a week on child care—playing, helping with homework or taking them to activities—compared to only 2.6 hours in the 1960s, when such things were considered to be exclusively the mother's territory, Yahoo.com reports.

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While 6.5 hours is only half the time per week mothers spend, it's still a vast improvement from half a century ago.

While divorce rates are skyrocketing and the number of women raising children alone is going up as well, it's good to know that the role of a father is changing. Not only is this beneficial to the children, but it really is enriching for dads as well, to be so involved in their children's lives.